Flag of Europe

The Flag of Europe or European Flag,^[a] is an official symbol adopted by two separate organisations, the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe,^[2] and the European Union (EU). Its made up of a circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars on a blue (azure) field.

Flag of Europe

Name	European flag, Flag of Europe, Flag of the Council of Europe, Flag of the European Union
Use	Council flag representing the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, union flag representing the 28 member states of the EU
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	8 December 1955[1] (CoE) 29 June 1985 (EEC)
Design	A circle of twelve five-pointed yellow stars on a blue field.
Designed by	Arsène Heitz, Paul M. G. Lévy

The design was created in 1955, and officially adopted later that year by the Council of Europe as a symbol for the whole of Europe.^[3]

Notes

1. Alternatively, it is sometimes called the Flag of the European Union when representing the EU. The name "flag of the European Union" is used in e.g. the Italian law no. 22 of 5 February 1998 (bandiera dell'Unione europea), and by the Centre virtuel de la connaissance sur l'Europe (Le drapeau de l'Union européenne, 2016).